With 68% of the votes, you chose the Joe Henry‘s Civilians as your favorite new album in a recent Twangville poll. Help us celebrate by enjoying these Joe Henry videos. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll!
Mark Knopfler + More, Album Previews
Mark Knopfler, ‘Kill To Get Crimson’ (Partial CD) Proving to be anything but dire, Mark Knopfler releases Kill to Get Crimson a solo effort on the heels of 2006’s smash album All The Roadrunning with Emmylou Harris. With his signature acoustic swagger Knopfler is as good as he’s ever been. Be sure and check out […]
Skylarks Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to David “Trip” Levine of Weston, MA who won himself a shiny new copy of the Sam Mellon and The Skylarks debut album courtesy of the band. Thanks to all who participated. For more on this be sure and catch Twangville’s review of the album where you can sample a few tracks. Also, if […]
Housekeeping
Twangville needs a little maintenance. If you’ve registered for our site with a .ru email address I have no reason to believe you are anything more than a bonehead spammer. My apologies in advance if I am wrong and I delete your account. On a more positive note, we’re looking for reviewers particularly if you […]
Reader’s Pick: Will Kimbrough, “EP”
With 35% of the votes, you chose the Will Kimbrough‘s EP as your favorite new album in a recent Twangville poll. Help us celebrate by enjoying these Will Kimbrough videos. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll!
Joe Henry + More, Album Previews
Joe Henry, ‘Civilians’ (Full CD) Joe Henry has produced records for Ani DiFranco, Aimee Mann, Bettye LaVette, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint and the forthcoming Mary Gauthier album. His production credits also include a Grammy for producing Solomon Burke’s “Don’t Give Up On Meâ€. Civilians marks his tenth album and second with Anti Records. File […]
Reader’s Pick: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, “It’s Not Big It’s Large”
With 43% of the votes, you chose the Lyle Lovett and His Large Band‘s It’s Not Big It’s Large as your favorite new album in a recent Twangville poll. Help us celebrate by enjoying these Lyle Lovett videos. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll!
Sam Mellon and The Skylarks, Debut Album Giveaway
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** Something’s been going on in the golden state. Lately, it seems there’s been a handful of Alt-country/Americana bands making a dent in the California music scene. The sound is markedly different than what we hear coming out […]
Patti Scialfa + More, Album Previews
Patti Scialfa, ‘Play It As It Lays’ (Full CD) The truth is that I don’t know much about Patti Scialfa other than the fact that she’s Bruce Springsteens better half as if there can be such a thing. My ignorance aside, Play It As It Lays appears to be worth some attention. Chalk another one […]
Readers’ Pick: Jason Isbell, “Sirens of the Ditch”
Splitting 58% of the votes with Spoon’s “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga”, you chose the Jason Isbell‘s Sirends of the Ditch as your favorite new album in a recent Twangville poll. Help us celebrate by enjoying these Jason Isbell videos. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll!